#DFC46B#DFC46B
#DFC46B is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.562; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.113 H 92.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC46B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 196, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 64%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 52%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.1%, 52%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.75, -1.60, 47.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.75, 47.78, 91.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.49% -0.0057 0.1132) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.49% 0.113 92.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8271, 56.2317, 21.9783) |
| Luminance | 0.5623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.79
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.27
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.70
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.72
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.04
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC46B #6B86DF
analogous
#DF8A6B #DFC46B #C0DF6B
triadic
#DFC46B #6BDFC4 #C46BDF
tetradic
#DFC46B #6BDF8A #6B86DF #DF6BC0
square
#DFC46B #6BDF8A #6B86DF #DF6BC0
split-complementary
#DFC46B #6BC0DF #8A6BDF
monochromatic
#AB8C25 #D4B039 #DFC46B #EAD89D #F5ECD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#DFC46B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.25
#DFC46B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC46B
12.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC46B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC46B | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.25 | 12.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C163
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC96E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEB8AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc46b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 196, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.113 92.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebd597',
500: '#dfc46b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc46b; $custom-light: #ebd597; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc46b",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 196,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.034,
"s": 64.444,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82491,
"c": 0.11337,
"h": 92.9
},
"luminance": 0.56229
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC46B
secondary
#415AAD
accent
#43CC19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F